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Window Display Featuring FM Radio Broadcasting
March 4, 1948
Corner window display featuring Zenith Radios and station WIBA advertising the new FM broadcasting service.
WIBA-FM Tower And Transmitting Station
July 19, 1948
Norman Hahn, chief engineer for WIBA and WIBA-FM, is shown at one section of the 10,000 watt transmitter.
WIBA-FM Tower
May 26, 1948
WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital Times and was affiliated with the National B...
WIBA-FM Tower And Transmitting Station
July 19, 1948
The higher antenna of the WIBA tower and transmitting station increased the power of the station for the newly operational FM transmission at the Blue Mounds site. The temporary tower was 50 feet h...
Man at WIBA Microphone
August 18, 1948
Unidentified young man (Landsman?) seated at a table with a WIBA microphone.
RCA Victor Radio Display
March 10, 1932
Elegant RCA Victor Radio display window in the Taylor Electric Company store, located at 201 E. Washington Avenue.
